Can you hear that? That’s the sound of the NFL Draft train making its next stop on the way to its final April destination. The 2018 NFL Combine is only a week away, and the excitement is already in the air. Who are the top players available in the Draft? Who are the diamonds in the rough? Who’s an unknown right now that’s going to surprise people and make a name for himself?

Your friends at Breaking Football are here to answer those questions and many more for you between now and the NFL Draft. To get the ball rolling, we’re debuting our very first Big Board thanks to the collaborative efforts of our editor-in-chief Jon Valencia; writers Zach Hicks and Brad Kelly; and myself. We’ve put our collective heads together and come up with the 100 best prospects. How will this list change with the results of the NFL Combine and players Pro Days? You’ll have to stay tuned to find out! For now, check out our list below:

Rank

Player

Position

College

1

Quenton Nelson

G

Notre Dame

2

Minkah Fitzpatrick

S

Alabama

3

Saquon Barkley

RB

Penn State

4

Roquan Smith

LB

Georgia

5

Derrius Guice

RB

LSU

6

Josh Rosen

QB

UCLA

7

Bradley Chubb

EDGE

NC State

8

Rashaan Evans

LB

Alabama

9

Vita Vea

DT

Washington

10

Connor Williams

T

Texas

11

Baker Mayfield

QB

Oklahoma

12

Calvin Ridley

WR

Alabama

13

Ronnie Harrison

S

Alabama

14

Denzel Ward

CB

Ohio State

15

Tremaine Edmunds

LB

Virginia Tech

16

Isaiah Oliver

CB

Colorado

17

Taven Bryan

DT

Florida

18

Orlando Brown

T

Oklahoma

19

Da’Ron Payne

DT

Alabama

20

Derwin James

S

Florida State

21

Lamar Jackson

QB

Louisville

22

Dante Pettis

WR

Washington

23

Ronald Jones

RB

USC

24

Billy Price

C

Ohio State

25

Jaire Alexander

CB

Louisville

26

Mike McGlinchey

T

Notre Dame

27

Harold Landry

EDGE

Boston College

28

Will Hernandez

G

UTEP

29

Ogbonnia Okoronkwo

EDGE

Oklahoma

30

Maurice Hurst

DT

Michigan

31

Braden Smith

G

Auburn

32

Sam Darnold

QB

USC

33

Isaiah Wynn

G

Georgia

34

Auden Tate

WR

Florida State

35

Martinas Rankin

OL

Mississippi State

36

Sony Michel

RB

Georgia

37

Marcus Davenport

EDGE

UTSA

38

Kyzir White

S

West Virginia

39

DJ Moore

WR

Maryland

40

Dallas Goedert

TE

South Dakota State

41

Tim Settle

DT

Virginia Tech

42

Carlton Davis

CB

Auburn

43

Uchenna Nwosu

EDGE

USC

44

Leighton Vander Esch

LB

Boise State

45

Christian Kirk

WR

Texas A&M

46

Mark Andrews

TE

Oklahoma

47

Tyrell Crosby

OT

Oregon

48

Frank Ragnow

C

Arkansas

49

Mike Hughes

CB

UCF

50

Anthony Miller

WR

Memphis

51

Josh Allen

QB

Wyoming

52

Wyatt Teller

G

Virginia Tech

53

DaeSean Hamilton

WR

Penn State

54

Brian O’Neill

T

Pittsburgh

55

DJ Chark

WR

LSU

56

Joshua Jackson

CB

Iowa

57

Harrison Phillips

DT

Stanford

58

Arden Key

EDGE

LSU

59

Nick Chubb

RB

Georgia

60

Mike Gesicki

TE

Penn State

61

Rashaad Penny

RB

San Diego State

62

Cedrick Wilson

WR

Boise State

63

Hercules Mata’afa

EDGE

Washington State

64

James Washington

WR

Oklahoma State

65

John Kelly

RB

Notre Dame

66

Kolton Miller

T

UCLA

67

Kalen Ballage

RB

Arizona State

68

Sam Hubbard

DE

Ohio State

69

Justin Jones

DT

NC State

70

Jaylen Samuels

TE/RB

NC State

71

Duke Ejiofor

DE

Wake Forest

72

Deon Cain

WR

Clemson

73

Fred Warner

LB

BYU

74

Darius Leonard

LB

South Carolina State

75

Anthony Averett

CB

Alabama

76

Marcell Ateman

WR

Oklahoma State

77

Troy Fumagalli

TE

Wisconsin

78

Poona Ford

DT

Texas

79

Jessie Bates

S

Wake Forest

80

Tarvarus McFadden

CB

Florida State

81

Alex Cappa

T

Humboldt State

82

Malik Jefferson

LB

Texas

83

Jamarco Jones

T

Ohio State

84

Nathan Shepherd

DT

Fort Hays State

85

Ian Thomas

TE

Indiana

86

Andrew Brown

DT

Virginia

87

BJ Hill

DT

NC State

88

MJ Stewart

CB

North Carolina

89

Courtland Sutton

WR

SMU

90

Kemoko Turay

EDGE

Rutgers

91

Jeff Holland

EDGE

Auburn

92

Jordan Whitehead

CB

Pittsburgh

93

Josh Sweat

EDGE

Florida State

94

Da’Shawn Hand

DT

Alabama

95

Mason Cole

C

Michigan

96

Michael Gallup

WR

Colorado State

97

Hayden Hurst

TE

South Carolina

98

Shaquem Griffin

LB

UCF

99

DeShon Elliott

S

Texas

100

Holton Hill

CB

Texas

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From a young age, Chris knew that a life of playing football wasn't in the cards for him. So he decided to do the next best thing and watch the game religiously with his father. Every Sunday they would sit in front of the TV and cheer on the Miami Dolphins, win or lose. A few years ago, Chris decided to take that passion he's always had for the NFL and do something with it. He started a personal blog, "A Spoonful of Sports", so he could put his thoughts and opinions out there for more than just his close friends to hear. After the blog gained some attention, Chris chose to become a freelance NFL writer. You can find his work at NFLSpinZone.com.